Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  B161  ·  B162  ·  B163  ·  B365  ·  B367  ·  Erakis  ·  Erakis (μ Cep)  ·  HD205196  ·  HD205510  ·  HD205917  ·  HD205948  ·  HD206081  ·  HD206183  ·  HD206267  ·  HD206482  ·  HD206773  ·  HD207086  ·  HD239710  ·  HD239712  ·  HD239724  ·  HD239725  ·  HD239727  ·  HD239729  ·  HD239748  ·  HD239767  ·  IC 1396  ·  LBN 451  ·  LBN 452  ·  LBN 455  ·  LBN 456  ·  And 37 more.
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Elephant’s Trunk Nebula IC1396

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Elephant’s Trunk Nebula IC1396

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Elephant’s Trunk Nebula(IC1396) is a large and comparatively faint emission nebula and star forming region over 100 light-years across, located about 2,400 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. It is energized by the bright, bluish central multiple star called HD 206267.

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Elephant’s Trunk Nebula  IC1396, Kanwar Brar